Description & Size

• Legless
• No eyelids
• Lacks external ears
• Scales on the back have low ridge in the middle (weakly keeled)
• Divided anal scale
• No “V” pattern on the top of the head
• Total length: 60.0-179.1 cm (23.6-70.5 in)
• Back color: yellowish or reddish gray to brown
• Belly color: yellowish white with a dark checkerboard pattern
• May or may not have brownish blotched pattern down its back

Habitat

• Grasslands
• Woodlands
• Savannas
• Farmland
• Near water

Diet

• Birds
• Bird eggs
• Small mammals
• Amphibians
• Lizards
• Snakes